THE EARL OF LONDON by LOUISE BAY

‘It hadn’t been an ordinary kiss. .It was the kind you carried with you your whole life, trying to find another that lived up to such promise.’

We’ve have been wanting to read Louise Bay’s work for some time, and after meeting the author at a signing earlier this year, her contagious passion for her books made us very excited for The Earl of London. The first thing we said when we finished? Why have we taken so long to read this author!

We loved this story – the quaint village surroundings, the friendly personable characters, the romance, the passionate and incredibly hot sex, the intensely heart gripping emotion and the relationship angst kept us glued to our Kindles.

Thirty five year old Logan Steele is a rich, handsome earl who despite his title and financial status, didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. Logan is wealthy and earned his money through hard work and sound business decisions in his company Steele Enterprises. Despite his wealth and title, Logan grew up in meagre surroundings and had to struggle through life. In his words, his childhood had been ‘sad, chaotic and turbulent.’ Logan purchases the sprawling Badsley House for his Grandmother, which was her childhood home, in the picturesque Woolton Village.

He stumbles across Darcy Westbury who lives in the adjoining Woolton Hall. Twenty eight year old Darcy is committed to the estate and passionate about preserving her family’s legacy, maintaining the quaintness and charm of the village, so when city slicker Logan Steele has plans to build a club on part of his estate, you can bet Darcy has objections. Darcy is sweet but she’s no pushover and stands her ground with the pushy Logan Steele.

‘I had grown to love the man who was pulling my heart apart, and love wasn’t temporary. Not for me.’

The sexual chemistry between Darcy and Logan is off the charts and Logan’s dominating ways in the bedroom were crazy hot. The Earl and the Duke’s granddaughter, it should be a match made in heaven right? Well, it should be, however, both Logan and Darcy are plagued by their pasts.

When we say we felt the emotion in this story, we mean we felt the full on knots in the tummy, goosebumps, and shiver reaction. We felt everything and dear god, our hearts went out to Darcy. As Darcy found her way into Logan’s heart, we wondered if Logan would be able to shake off his ghosts of the past.

If you’re after a sweet, sexy, captivating, swoony and emotional story you can’t go wrong with The Earl of London. Our first taste of Louise Bay’s writing in the irresistible and angsty The Earl of London delivered everything we love in a story, and has made us desperate to read more from her!

“What?” she asked, and I realized I was staring at her.
“Nothing. Just taking it all in.”
“Taking what in?”
“You?”